#witch's tower

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A Bloomin’ Blunder! won 2nd in Medium/Small builds in Aetherius Art's Middle Ages Fantasy contest!

Thanks to Futerko & team for hosting / organizing, judging, and streaming this event, and Futerko for this beautiful short:

There were tons of inspiring builds; I was so shocked and grateful to have placed among so many incredible creators! Check out some of the winners and honorable mentions in this video (My Bloomin' Blunder at 19:58):

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The Witch's Tower

By Beth 

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The Witch's Tower - TONIGHT ONLY

                                                  I've always thought that the witch's tower was aptly named, for more reasons than the obvious conical roof. It's a little creepy, and a lot mysterious. The first time I visited the tower was late fall. The last leaves were falling; it was grey, windy, and—surprise—you couldn't go up to the top, for undisclosed reasons. Spooky.

But tonight is the night! Tonight is the only night during the year that the top of the tower will be open to the public (from 5pm-8pm). From the ground, you can see the tower for miles, so I bet that the view will be spectacular. Plus, the tower is open in conjunction with a neighborhood ice cream social. Think face paint, palm reading, music, dancing, old people, little kids, and cool people like Alex and me. 

Access to the top of a creepy old building that was once struck by lightning and almost torn down + ice cream + free = DUH

Pratt Community Education Center 66 SE Malcom Avenue, Minneapolis

Tower will be open 5pm - 8pm Ice Cream Social 5:30pm - 8:30pm

-Beth

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Part of the mystery surrounding the stone tower that looms over Dayton, Ohio's Community Golf Course is who built it and why. The popular belief is that it was designed to serve as an observation tower. But others believe that it was constructed by a man named John D. Patterson, which is why the tower is often referred to as Patterson Tower. Perhaps due in part to the tower’s foreboding appearance, over the years more macabre names have been used to refer to it, including Witches’ Tower and even Frankenstein’s Tower. As for the ghosts that are said to haunt the tower, they were first reported after a tragic accident took place there in the 1960s. According to legend, a group of teenagers were enjoying themselves near the tower when a violent thunderstorm suddenly rolled in. The teenagers quickly ran for the tower, believing the solid stone the tower was constructed of would protect them. What they failed to notice was that the tower stairs came equipped with a long metal railing. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck a portion of the rail at the top of the tower. The metal rail allowed the electricity to race down the railing towards the teenagers. Two members of the group were leaning against the railing when the lightning struck. They were electrocuted and died almost instantly. It is said that for weeks afterwards, visitors could still see the charred outlines of the teenagers on the tower wall. Legend states that on dark and stormy nights (sorry for the cliche) shadowy figures said to belong to the teenage victims are seen at the tower. It is said that if there is a sudden and violent bolt of lightning, the figures will illuminate and glow as if they have just been struck by lightning. After which, they will once again fade into nothingness... until the next storm.